单词 | towan |
释义 | towan Cornwall.|ˈtaʊən| Also towin, tewen, tuan, tûyn. [a. Cornish towan, Welsh tywyn in same sense.] A coast sand-hill.
1803Polwhele Hist. Cornw. i. v. 161 The green hillocks or levels of our downs in the vicinity of the sea. We call them towans. 1859M. Walcott Guide Devon & Cornw. 529 The neighbourhood of Hayle is remarkable for sands composed of shells, the towans. 1882Jago Cornw. Gloss., Towan, towin, tewen, tuan, or tûyn..are Celtic Cornish words for a dune or heap of sand. 1899Quiller Couch Ship of Stars iv, He heard a horn blown somewhere high on the towans behind him. |

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